Nadja Jaisli's practice focuses on international commercial arbitration and litigation. She has extensive experience in representing clients before Swiss courts and in international arbitrations (both ad hoc and institutional, primarily ICC and Swiss Rules), involving a wide array of matters. She has gained particular experience in the banking and finance, the pharmaceutical and the transportation industries and handled complex disputes arising from M&A transactions, joint ventures and shareholders' agreements, the sale of goods as well as license and supply agreements. In addition to her work as party counsel, Nadja Jaisli regularly sits as arbitrator (in particular under ICC, Swiss, DIS and VIAC Rules).

Nadja Jaisli is a member of the Board of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) and regularly speaks and publishes in the field of international dispute resolution. She is listed in Chambers Global and Chambers Europe and by Who's Who Legal in the fields of arbitration and litigation. Who's Who Legal ranked her amongst the four most highly regarded future leaders in arbitration 2018 and 2019 in Europe and listed her as a global leader in arbitration 2020.

• Represented a multinational company in an ICC arbitration relating to an industrial plant, including parallel litigation in Switzerland and several interim measures proceedings.
• Represented a pharma company in an ICC arbitration regarding the distribution of a medical product in the Middle East.
• Represented a German company in a Swiss rules arbitration against two Chinese companies under an international sales contract.
• Represented a multinational pharma company in an ICC arbitration against a US company relating to a manufacturing agreement.
• Represented a defendant in a SCAI arbitration in the commodities trading industry.
• Represented a US company in a post-acquisition SCAI arbitration in the automotive industry.
• Represented several defendants in a post-acquisition multi-party SCAI arbitration involving parallel litigation in another jurisdiction.
• Represented a globally active organization in a high profile employment law dispute.
• Advised a Swiss defendant in a US class action on Swiss law aspects of the US discovery process.
• Represented a Swiss company in litigation before the Zurich Commercial Court in connection with the transfer of more than 30 projects in the transportation industry.
• Sole arbitrator in a DIS arbitration regarding the worldwide distribution of a medical device.
• Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC arbitration seated in London relating to a construction project.
• Chair in an ICC arbitration seated in Amsterdam in the energy industry.
• Represented an heir in enforcing his/her information rights in court.

• Partner at Bär & Karrer (since 2014)
• Associate at Bär & Karrer (since 2006)
• Admitted to the New York Bar (2008; not practicing)
• New York University (NYU): LL.M. (2007; Hauser Global Scholar)
• Admitted to the Zurich Bar (2005)
• Law Clerk at the District Court of Horgen (2003-2004)
• Universities of Zurich and Geneva: lic. iur. (2003)

• Swiss Bar Association (SAV/FSA)
• Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
• Member of the Board of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
• German Institution of Arbitration (DIS)
• Austrian Arbitration Association (Arb/Aut)
• New York State Bar Association
• ICDR Young & International
• ArbitralWomen